Title :
Dual networks and self-checking dividers
Author :
Johnson, Peter G. ; Johnson, Gregory J.
Author_Institution :
OTC Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
8/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Methods of establishing dual network pairs and self-checking dividers from a string of 12 nominally equal resistors permanently connected in series using short-circuiting links between nodes are described. Dual networks that can be generated from a string of 11 nominally equal resistors, permanently connected in series with Hamon star junctions by joining one or more nodes together with one or more zero-resistance links, are established. These networks are then coupled together to form all possible three-terminal self-checking divider networks attainable using a total number of resistors from 2 to 12. There are 58269 physically different dual pairs using 11 resistors, comprising 3733 numerically different ratios. Correspondingly there are 79053 self-checking dividers with 4367 numerically different ratios
Keywords :
coupled circuits; dividing circuits; electric resistance measurement; measurement standards; reference circuits; resistors; Hamon star junctions; dual network pairs; ratios; resistors calibration; self-checking dividers; series connected series; short-circuiting links; standards; zero-resistance links; Australia; Calibration; Circuits; Computer networks; Costs; Floppy disks; Resistors; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on